Toronto Jr. Canadiens

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Toronto Jr. Canadiens
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City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
League Ontario Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouth-West
DivisionSouth
Founded1972
Home arenaScotiaBank Pond
Colours Red, Blue, and White
   
Owner(s)Peter Friedmann - Joel Feldberg -Jeffrey Bly
General managerDavid DeMarinis
Head coachDavid DeMarinis
AffiliateLeaside Kings (GTHL)
Franchise history
1972-1983Wexford Warriors
1983-2006Wexford Raiders
2006-PresentToronto Jr. Canadiens

The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were known as the Wexford Raiders until the end of the 2005–06 season and are a part of Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) but used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.

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History

The team originated in 1972 as the Wexford Warriors of the Metro Junior B league, when the original Wexford Raiders jumped to the Junior A Ontario Provincial League in 1972. When the Junior A Raiders folded in 1981, the Junior B Warriors adopted the Raider name and kept it until 2006.

The Wexford Raiders were one of the strongest teams to play in the Metro Junior A Hockey League. A losing team for much of its history, they become one of the most dominant squads in 1990, under coaches Stan Butler and Kevin Burkett. Butler and Burkett coached the Wexford Raiders midget team to the 1989 championship, then took most of the players to the Junior B level in 1990, and they served as the foundation to four consecutive Metro championship squads. During the 1990s, under the management of Burkett and Butler, the Raiders sent more players on NCAA Division I hockey scholarships than any other junior team in North America. In 1994, the Raiders defeated the Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-0 in the Metro League final. The Canadians were granted the permission to host the Dudley Hewitt Cup that year and ended up winning it despite losing the Metro final.

In 1998, again playing Caledon, the Raiders won the last Metro Junior "A" title in game 7 by a score of 9–0. In 2006, the Raiders changed their name to the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and took on the colors of the Montreal Canadiens.

2006-07

On February 11, 2007, after 144 minutes and 32 seconds of play, the Canadiens defeated the Pickering Panthers in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs. [1] The game-winning goal was credited to Kyle Wetering at the 4:32 mark of the 5th overtime. Toronto outshot Pickering 88–86. [2] On February 12, 2007, TSN show That's Hockey showed highlights of the game and announced that the history of the game may be preserved in the Hockey Hall of Fame as the longest junior hockey game in history, far surpassing the previous record. The game has been officially named the longest game in Ontario Hockey Association history. [3]

Season-by-season results

2006 - current History
Toronto Jr. Canadiens
2006-07 49261652202162594th OPJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2007-08 492918-2223175604th OPJHL-S
2008-09 533120-2242251643rd OJHL-C
2009-10 502719-4218195586th CCHL-WLost Preliminary
2010-11 501630-4136207366th OJHL-SDNQ
2011-12 491824-7156184435th OJHL-SLost Division SF
2012-13 552723-5176179595th OJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2013-14 532326-4184213505th OJHL-SLost Conf. QF
2014-15 ----------
2015-16 54301635184170683rd of 6 South Div
6th of 11 SW Conf
9th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Cougars)
2016-17 54282024177164623rd of 6 South Div
5th of 11 SW Conf
11th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-3 (Buzzers)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 0-4 (Raiders)
2017-18 54331812202166694th of 6 South Div
5th of 11 SW Conf
8th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Blades)
2018–1954272313166180584th of 5 South Div
8th of 11 SW Conf
13th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 1-4 (Rangers)
2019–2054381024207144581st of 6 South Div
3rd of 11 SW Conf
4th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Rangers)
Remaining playoffs cancelled
due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Season Lost to Covid-19 pandemic
2021–2254401220235119821st of 6 South Div
1st of 11 SW Conf
1st of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 2-0 (Patriots)
Won Conf. Semifinals 2-0 (Rangers)
Won Conf. Finals 3-1 (Cougars)
Lost League Finals 3-4 (Panthers)
2022–235445522256104941st of 12 SE Conf
1st of 24 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Rangers)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 3-4 (Golden Hawks)
2023–2456311933210165686th of 12 East Conf
10th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Dukes)
Lost Conf Semifinals 0-4 (Golden Hawks)

Playoffs

MetJHL Years

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none
Thornhill Thunderbirds defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3METJHL CHAMPIONS
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Thunderbirds 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-noneMETJHL CHAMPIONS
Wexford Raiders defeated Richmond Hill Riot 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-1METJHL CHAMPIONS
Wexford Raiders defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-noneMETJHL CHAMPIONS
Third and eliminated in OHA Buckland Cup round robin (1-2)
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Thornhill Islanders 4-games-to-3
Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1
Thornhill Islanders defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Niagara Scenic 4-games-to-none
First in round robin quarter-final (4-2)
Caledon Canadians defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-3METJHL CHAMPIONS
Milton Merchants (OPJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1

OJHL Years

Raiders 1970-1981

Wexford Raiders
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City Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
League Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Metro Junior B Hockey League
Operated1970-1981
Colours Green, Black, and White
   
Franchise history
1970-1971Toronto Raiders
1971-1981Wexford Raiders
1981Folded

There also was a Wexford Raiders team in the Ontario Provincial Junior League based in the Wexford neighbourhood of the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. The team originated in 1970 as the Toronto Raiders of the Metro Junior B league, and was renamed the Wexford Raiders in 1971. In 1972, the team moved to the new Ontario Provincial Junior League in 1972 and operated until 1981. After the Junior A team folded, the Metro B "Warriors" assumed the "Raider" name in 1983.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
Toronto Raiders
1970-714417225-208241398th Metro B
Wexford Raiders
1971-724420195-206210456th Metro B
1972-73 442699-264185612nd OPJHLWon League
1973–74 4426126-235172583rd OPJHLWon League
1974-75 4422157-241196514th OPJHL
1975-76 4419196-207196444th OPJHL
1976-77 4420213-211219437th OPJHL
1977-78 5018257-268308436th OPJHL
1978-79 5014315-2082803310th OPJHL
1979-80 4417207-238241418th OPJHL
1980-81 4411321-2343342312th OPJHL

Playoffs

Wexford Raiders defeated Weston Dodgers 4-games-to-1
Wexford Raiders defeated Dixie Beehives 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated Toronto Nationals 4-games-to-1OPJHL CHAMPIONS
Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Richmond Hill Rams 4-games-to-2
Wexford Raiders defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1OPJHL CHAMPIONS
Wexford Raiders defeated Windsor Spitfires (SOJHL) 4-games-to-3BUCKLAND CUP CHAMPIONS
Thunder Bay Hurricanes (TBJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3
Wexford Raiders defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none
Wexford Raiders defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3
Toronto Nationals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1
North Bay Trappers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
Royal York Royals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2
Guelph Platers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none
Dixie Beehives defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-none

Arena

The Jr. Canadiens play at Scotiabank Pond at Downsview Park.

The Raiders played at Scarborough Arena Gardens at 75 Birchmount Road. The city rink built in 1954 was used in the 1986 film Youngbloods and being rebuilt due to roof issues. [4] Demolished in 2023 and should open in 2025.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Gamesheet: Pickering at Toronto - Sat, Feb 10, 2007".
  2. ↑ "Gamesheet: Pickering at Toronto - Sat, Feb 10, 2007".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2007-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "WHat's GOING ON HERE? Scarborough Gardens Arena has 'reached the end of its lifespan' and will be rebuilt". 30 August 2023.
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